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Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR07-159

EVIDENCE OF INTOXICATION (not relevant to recklessness)

activein force · 2016-01-20 – presentas-observed

There was evidence in this case that (Def)_______________ may have been under the influence of (substance)_______________ at the time of the alleged offense[s]. Evidence of intoxication is not relevant to the issue of [his] [her] mental state. Your job is to determine whether (Def)_______________ acted [recklessly] [with criminal negligence], whether or not [he] [she] was under the influence of (substance)_______________.

History

Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR07-159 (01/20/16). Prepared by the Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions committee; published on vtjuryinstructions.org, sponsored by the Vermont Bar Association. The committee states that the instructions have not been approved by the Vermont Supreme Court.

Provenance

Source
vtjuryinstructions.org
Retrieved
2026-09-25
Edition
2026-09-25
Content hash
9d1af560b753756994667dfe39d01d9d592b0770f1efab03bebf48f6d71d3592
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